| Institution:  | University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science (UMCES) | 
            
            
		| Department:  | Appalachian Laboratory (AL) | 
            
      
      | Expertise:  | Climate/Weather Impact Analysis (biochemistry and living resources), Ecological Modeling, Ecology, Environmental Statistics, Forests, Genomics/Genetics, Invasive Species, Land Use | 
            
		| Chesapeake Management Areas:  | Vital Habitats, Land Conservation, Climate Resiliency | 
	
	      
      
            
		| Research interests:  | Spatial modeling of species responses to global change, including the spread of invasive species | 
            
      		| Email:  | mfitzpatrick@umces.edu | 
            
            | Web Address:  | www.umces.edu/matt-fitzpatrick |